Austen
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Aus·ten
(ô′stən), Jane 1775-1817. British writer who is noted for her penetrating observation of middle-class manners and morality and her irony, wit, and meticulous style. Her novels include Pride and Prejudice (1813) and Emma (1816).
Aus′ten·esque′ adj.
Austen
(ˈɒstɪn; ˈɔː-)n
(Biography) Jane. 1775–1817, English novelist, noted particularly for the insight and delicate irony of her portrayal of middle-class families. Her completed novels are Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), Emma (1816), Northanger Abbey (1818), and Persuasion (1818)
Aus•ten
(ˈɔ stən)n.
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
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